Public sector strike – a premature suspension, but the fight isn’t over
Solidarity TD, Ruth Coppinger and Solidarity Councillor, Kate Relihan on the picket lines in Dublin 15.
North: Oppose the lies and violence of the far right – build a movement of anti-fascist resistance
CW racism; Islamophobia; racist violence; gender violence *As this statement was being finalised, news broke that homes have now been attacked in North Belfast. Our thoughts are with all those affected. There is no room in society for this kind of racist
Six week UCC Palestine solidarity encampment wins important concessions
By Mikey Rose, participant in the UCC encampment and Socialist Party member In the last ten months, the global response to the genocide in Gaza has sparked a wave of solidarity actions and protests worldwide. Strikes by port workers in Greece, Italy,
Right wing lies target athletes at Olympics
By Conor Tormey *trigger warning* Transphobia, misogyny Since the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics right-wing queerphobic attacks have permeated the event. This includes the opening ceremony including drag queens inspired by Greek mythology which were described by conservatives as “satanic” and
Sinn Féin, immigration and a further shift to the right – PBP should cease advocating for SF
By Eddie McCabe Sinn Féin’s official review of its poor results in the local and European elections not surprisingly singled out immigration as being the decisive issue in it losing the ‘trust and support’ of its base. This analysis fits neatly into
Lough Neagh: A case study in how capitalism kills the environment
By Oisín Hill Lough Neagh, Ireland’s largest body of freshwater, and the source of 40% of the North’s drinking water, is set for another year of poisoning by toxic blue-green algae. In summer 2023 a “bloom” of toxic sludge, formed from thick
A Marxist International must be socialist feminist
Why the Socialist Party has disaffiliated from International Socialist Alternative (ISA) CW: Contains reference to an egregiously mishandled safeguarding case The egregious mishandling of a safeguarding case in the [redacted]* section of ISA, and the subsequent decisions by slim majorities in international
Racist violence in Coolock – homes and services for all, not far-right division
By Michael O’Brien The vast majority of working-class people in Coolock, Darndale, across Dublin and the country, will be horrified by the racist violence around the old Crown Paint factory on the Malahide Road over the last week. These events will intensify
Oppose the draconian and racist attacks on the rights of naturalised citizens
By Jonathan Diebold Why did a bill ostensibly on judges’ pensions, crammed through the Dáil at breakneck pace, raise serious concerns with human rights organisations? One particular amendment to the opaquely named “Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill,”
Ban on puberty blockers in UK to be kept: Labour’s transphobia exposed
By Conor Tormey Last week, Wes Streeting, the Labour Party Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced that the Labour government would keep the emergency ban on Puberty blockers. This was announced in a high court statement regarding a legal
Aer Lingus: Industrial action wins concessions on pay and conditions for pilots
By Mick Barry The Aer Lingus pilots dispute has been the largest clash between the forces of capital and the forces of labour seen in this State in the 2020s. Aer Lingus is a profitable company, making €225 million in 2023. It